“Nuclear arms kill many people all at once, but other weapons kill many people, little by little, every day, everywhere in the world.” PeopleWorldLittlesArmsWeaponsNuclearNuclear Arms Author:Oscar Arias
“For ages the world has been living by the stupidity of an old Roman adage that says if you want peace, prepare for war. As if anything said in ancient times must be wise, people have used this phrase to justify some of the most unjustifiable arms build-ups, which, far from creating peace, has only become a self-fulfilling prophecy.” PeopleWorldWarAgeWiseAncientStupidityJustifyProphecyBeing WiseWise People Author:Oscar Arias
“Hope is the strongest driving force for a people. Hope which brings about change, which produces new realities, is what opens man's road to freedom. Once hope has taken hold, courage must unite with wisdom. That is the only way of avoiding violence, the only way of maintaining the calm one needs to respond peacefully to offenses.” PeopleMenWayNeedsWisdomRealityForceFreedomCourageTakenViolenceProduceCalmDrivingStrongestOffenseAvoidingMaintainingDriving Force Author:Oscar Arias
“Peace consists, very largely, in the fact of desiring it with all one's soul. The inhabitants of my small country, Costa Rica, have realized those words by Erasmus. Mine is an unarmed people, whose children have never seen a fighter or a tank or a warship.” PeopleChildrenSoulCountryFactsPeaceMinesFighterTanksUnarmedSmall CountriesCosta RicaWarshipsErasmus Author:Oscar Arias
“Peace is a never-ending process, the work of many decisions by many people in many countries. It is an attitude, a way of life, a way of solving problems and resolving conflicts. It cannot be forced on the smallest nation or enforced by the largest. It cannot ignore our differences or overlook our common interests. It requires us to work and live together.” PeopleWayCountryProblemTogetherHumanityNationsPeaceProcessInterestDifferencesDecisionCommonAttitudeConflictSmallestProblem SolvingNever EndingAchieving PeaceCommon InterestsResolving Conflict Author:Oscar Arias
“Hope is the strongest driving force for a people. Hope which brings about change, which produces new realities, is what opens man's road to freedom.” PeopleMenRealityForceFreedomProduceDrivingStrongestDriving Force Author:Oscar Arias